sea level rise

There have been some exorbitant, scare-mongering claims concerning predictions of a rapid, enormous rise in sea level that would cause disastrous flooding. Supposedly this would be caused by rapid melting of all ice in the world. While this is not about to happen, simple mathematics ( Archimedes principle) show that this volume would not create the amount of rise predicted by Al Gore - the guy that claims to have invented the internet.

The following technical articles provide real data and illustrate the reality of sea level changes in the world.

Myths & Facts

FACT: Sea level change differs from time to time and place to place. For example, between 1955 and 1996, sea level at Tuvalu fell by 105 mm. The global average sea level rise of 1 - 2 mm/year that has occurred over the last 200 years shows little sign of increasing.